Jon Van Caneghem, EAâs new head of all things Command & Conquer, has grand plans for the future direction of the series. Plans die-hard fans of C&C may be interested/horrified to hear.
See, Van Caneghem is a big supporter of things like âgames as serviceâ, and online delivery. Which makes him a good fit for EA, since thatâs exactly what EA are moving towards, with games like Battlefield Heroes and their acquisition of online gaming company Playfish.
https://lastchance.cc/ea-acquires-pet-society-creator-playfish-5400333%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
So what does this mean for the future of Command & Conquer? Well, we knew he was going to âtransformâ the series, but didnât think itâd be this drastic. Chew over these quotes from an interview with Van Caneghem over on Gamasutra. The first regarding strategy games taking a leaf out of Battlefield Heroesâ book.
https://lastchance.cc/ea-talks-command-conquers-new-digital-model-medal-5406861%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
On where he sees C&C fitting in with this shift, he says ââIt allows you to do everything you would have expected from a boxed game, but it adds a lot more to it⊠being connected and connected with players, and persistence, the social elements of playing against each other with other friends.â
And, perhaps most distressingly, this:
âWhat youâre seeing with all the social gamers on Facebook⊠they are actually already playing strategy games whether they know it or not. Taking a franchise like Command and Conquer and expanding it to a wider audience is part of the strategy.â
Tiberiumville, coming to Facebook, 2010.
Interview: Van Caneghem Talks EALAâs Vision, Command & Conquer [Gamasutra]
